SEO Manager

Polaris UK Limited; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic SEO Manager to lead a talented team in optimizing strategies for B2B and B2C clients. This role offers the opportunity to develop and implement effective SEO roadmaps, nurture junior talent, and drive impactful results through data-driven insights. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, the successful candidate will thrive in a hybrid working environment, balancing office presence with flexibility. Enjoy a competitive salary, generous holiday allowances, and a supportive atmosphere that encourages professional growth and well-being.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Quarterly performance bonus

Annual profit share

Birthday off

Early finish on last Friday of the month

Monthly wellness allowance

Company pension

Access to a life coach

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in a Senior SEO role from an agency.
• Expertise in on-page, technical, and offsite SEO.
• Strong analytical skills for customer journey mapping.

Responsibilities

• Lead SEO strategy and manage delivery teams for B2B and B2C clients.
• Create SEO roadmaps and monitor performance against KPIs.
• Train junior team members and ensure high-quality deliverables.

Skills

SEO Strategy

Customer Intent Analysis

Technical SEO

Project Management

Data Analysis

Presentation Skills

Team Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or related field

Tools

Screaming Frog

SEMrush

Google Analytics

Google Data Studio

Excel

Job description

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Position: Permanent Location: London

Salary: £40000 to £50000

Contact: Robert Creer

SEO Manager

London

The Agency

POLARIS is a leading SEO agency providing campaigns for clients globally. Working with both ecommerce and B2B clients, our partners include Sodexo, Thomson Reuters, and Mars. We are a close-knit team that identifies and drives traffic through SEO campaigns that convert.

Due to growth in the business we are looking for an experienced SEO Manager that understands the nuances of SEO and how to organise and target customer intent through search. Youll have experience in an agency environment, putting together strategies for B2B and Retail clients that drive a clear increase in rankings, traffic, and conversions.

The Role

The SEO Manager is responsible for leading a delivery team and over seeing and guiding the SEO strategy and direction for a range of B2B and B2C accounts that are delivered on by executives within the team.

You will create SEO roadmaps, manage executives to deliver on tasks, and monitor activity and performance to ensure accounts within your team are all on track to perform. You will be responsible for nurturing and training junior team members so that they can grow, as you do in the business.

You will be an expert in on page, tech, and offsite SEO. You will be process oriented, able to use systems and processes to ensure SEO deliverables are of the highest quality.

SEO Manager - Key skills

Must have a minimum of 3 years experience in a Senior SEO role from an agency.

Excellent understanding of customer intent analysis and customer journeys for retail and B2B

Experience of creating SEO roadmaps, with Scope of Works for delivery

Advanced user of screaming frog, semrush, excel, GSC, GA4, moz, and other SEO tools and software

Experience of managing, training, and nurturing executives to deliver scope and grow their capability

Excellent technical SEO understanding, with deep technical capability including site migrations

Highly process oriented, with a keen appreciation for following systems and processes methodically for organization and quality output

Strong presentation skills, with excellent use of PowerPoint.

Strong user of CRM and Project management tools.

Excellent English writing and speaking skills, particularly when it comes to writing.

Excellent strategist, able to mine and present opportunities to clients and peers alike.

Strong number skills, and ability to calculate projections using excel.

Excellent time/task/people management skills.

Qualified, Advanced user of Google Analytics.

Experience of using Google Data Studio.

Clear desire to progress and build a career within a growing agency.

SEO Manager - Responsibilities

Account manage 3 4 clients at mid level, and oversee a roster of smaller accounts managed by executives.

Strategy planning across accounts in collaboration with the Directors and team members to deliver 90-day sprint plans every quarter, with KPI targets identified.

Using our project CRM to monitor progress of task delivery, and reviewing work conducted so that it can be approved and released to client for integration

Work with the team to schedule and deliver against monthly Scope of Works on accounts, ensuring all works planned are completed and have a direct impact on performance.

Utilizing a template and process library for the execution of deliverables from a team of executives

Using industry leading tools to conduct SEO audits and gap analysis works to determine the best approach to a clients SEO goals.

Attending and chairing on track meetings every week and month, ensuring team and project utilization is on track

Putting together training plans for executives to develop their knowledge and skills in technical seo, content seo, on page seo etc

Working to achieve Quarterly performance KPIs that are set on each account, to ensure we are driving performance for our clients.

This is a hybrid role, working 3 days from our offices in London.

Start date: ASAP

Package and Benefits

SEO Manager - Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 based on experience.

25 days holiday - with length of service increases

Quarterly performance bonus

Inclusion in annual profit share

Birthday off

Last Friday of the month early finish

Hybrid working with team socials / collaboration days in London

2 x 30 minute me time breaks, you can take for a late start, extended lunch, or early finish each week with approval from line manager (for workouts, walks, or family lunches)

Monthly wellness allowance

Company pension

Access to a life coach for mental well-being and happiness

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing

• Industries

  Marketing Services

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